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Krystal Lugo along with her brother and two friends had also brutalised the victim by pressing a machete to her throat and burning her with cigarettes.

A British father battling prostate cancer is trapped in the UAE after he was arrested for allegedly having 'too many' prescription pills.

Jason Coman and Jennifer Gold, of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, were dismissed for gross misconduct after spending extended periods of time' in their office on nightshifts

A hit-and-run parolee in Wisconsin is believed to have frozen to death after he fled the scene of another car crash on 30 December.

A group of joggers reportedly tried to save the boy's life after he was stabbed in Friars Wharf, Oxford, close to the River Thames, but he sadly died at the scene.

Video emerges shows protesters at a Holocaust exhibition in Tunisia tearing down posters and chanting 'Free Palestine'.

The US Coast Guard is searching for animal rescue pilot Bill Kinsinger after his plane went missing over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday (3 January).

Bulgarian Lilia Botuseva and her unnamed German boyfriend were found dead at a guesthouse in Kefalonia, Greece, after both suffered knife wounds, it has been reported.

Rosendo Xo Pec was charged with murder over the violent death of 76-year-old Betty Jane Willis. If found guilty he'll face life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Police say a 44-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, in Ilford, east London. A 45-year-old man was arrested by detectives at an address in Newham on suspicion of murder

Friends told local news that a man who died after attending a frat house in Fresno was allegedly given fentanyl and left unconscious for hours before getting help.

Witnesses were shocked as three teenage girls filmed and taunted a homeless man at a Nando's branch in Woolwich, London.

Bruce and Schrell Darlene Hopkins were found guilty of homicide under by a court in Girona, Spain, where they were living at the time.

A man has been charged with sexual abuse and faces up to five years in prison for allegedly groping a women while she slept on a flight.

A teacher asked a simple riddle to his 6 year-old pupils expecting a simple answer. But a kid replied "death" and threw the whole class - and Twitter - into an existential crisis

A blind woman in Thailand who admitted sharing an article critical of the monarchy on Facebook was handed a sentence of 12 to 18 months in jail.

The research highlighted a widespread lack of agreement among the English as to the definitions of North and South.

Steven Manson was ordered to pay £100 in compensation, but was found not guilty of assaulting his partner.

It seems that a vicar in Kent is pretty annoyed at brides for turning up fashionably late. Not on his watch- couples now get £100 for turning up on time.

A Twitter user named Ziggy went viral with his account of "nearly getting killed" by police in Nassau County, New York, when officers responded to a falsely reported armed robbery.

The latest photos of the massive winter storm barrelling into the northeastern US, as a rapid plunge in barometric pressure causes bombogenesis or a "bomb cyclone".

The seaplane that crashed in Australia killing five Britons was involved a separate fatal accident more than 20 years ago.

Two men have been charged with manslaughter after a 15-year-girl consumed food at their restaurant and died from a nut allergy.

The upskirter committed the crime on the 12.35pm train from Liverpool Street to Rayleigh on 22 December, British Transport Police said in a statement.

A ready-to-wear fashion designer created a line of matching outfits for dogs called Dog a Porter. This photo gallery offers a close look at the work behind the pretty coats.

New research has found that more than half of Tory party members in the UK are in favour of the death penalty. IBTimes UK has looked at the problems with state executions.

According to a new book set to be released next week, Rupert Murdoch once called Donald Trump a "f*****g idiot."

Parole Board grant serial sex attacker John Worboys release from prison after spending a total of 10 years behind bars.

At least three people have confirmed Mexican actor Axel Arenas was at the hotel the same night Argentinian model Karen Grodzinski was shot dead.